This document provides a lesson on prepositions. It defines prepositions as words that show the relationship between two things by answering questions like where, when, or how. Examples of common prepositions are given like on, at, by, from. The lesson explains that prepositions are part of prepositional phrases which consist of a preposition followed by a noun or pronoun. Students are then tested on identifying prepositions, prepositional phrases, and the object of a preposition in sample sentences.

1. Prepositions
Teacher Shakira

2. Lesson One: Prepositions
A preposition is a part of speech that
shows a relationship between two things.
It will answer questions
WHERE?, WHEN?, HOW?
•Location (on, under, in)
•Timing (before, after, during)
•Direction (from, toward, to)

3. Where? (Location)
The mouse is on the table.
Two things: mouse + table
Relationship: one is on the other
On is a preposition!

4. When? (Timing)
The movie starts at 3
o’clock.
Two things: mouse + table
Relationship: one is at the other
At is a preposition!

5. Common Prepositions
but
aboard along behind from off past until
(except)
about amid below by in on since up
above among beneath down inside onto through upon
across around beside during into out to with
after at between except near outside toward within
against before beyond for of over under without

6. Test Your Knowledge 1
Which word is a preposition?
The pizza in the oven is mine.
pizza in oven mine
Check the list of prepositions.

7. Test Your Knowledge 2
Which word is a preposition?
The girl by the door is my sister.
girl by door my
Check the list of prepositions.

8. Test Your Knowledge 3
Which word is a preposition?
The runners raced around the track.
runners around the track
Check the list of prepositions.

9. Lesson 2: Prepositional
Phrases
Let’s look again at the sentences you
practiced with.
The pizza in the oven is mine.
The girl by the door is my sister.
The runners raced around the track.

10. Prepositional Phrases
in the oven
by the door
around the track
Structure of a Prepositional Phrase:
PREPOSITION + ARTICLE + ADJECTIVE + NOUN

11. Lesson 3: Object of a
Preposition
The object of a preposition
•must be a noun or a pronoun
•always comes at the end of a
prepositional phrase
Example: The cookies are in the oven.
Oven is the object of the preposition.

12. Test Your Knowledge 4
Identify the prepositional
phrase.
I sat with my mom.
I sat with
with my
with my mom

13. Test Your Knowledge 5
Identify the prepositional phrase.
After gym class, we got a drink.
After gym
After gym class
After gym class, we

14. Test Your Knowledge 6
Identify the prepositional phrase.
I chose a book from the library.
chose a book
book from the library
from the library

15. CONGRATULATIONS!